18th Century Tea Party at Huntington Gardens

I had a lovely time yesterday going to Huntington Gardens dressed in spring-themed 18th Century with some friends of mine! Each lady made her own dress. We had tea and then strolled the gardens. The roses were in full bloom!

Brandi

Did you have any problems visiting the Huntington in costume? I live in the area and go there all the time and have often considered having a costumed gathering for tea or just a stroll through the grounds but I have been weary. I know they have a pretty strict wedding photo policy, did they give you any issues?

Brandi, They do have a strict costume/photoshoot policy. We found that calling them to say that we wanted to go have tea there as a costume club worked out fine. You need to make sure you aren’t doing costume changes in the location and that you aren’t bringing big cameras or reflectors, etc. Make sure you keep it casual and call ahead to make sure they are ok with it. We did not have any issues at this time that we went.